, 1887-05-05
A Frightf'ui Mine Accident Near
Victoria.
sharp and Frequent Earthq quake
Shocks in Arizona.
Two VOLCANOES the Result Of the
Earthquake Visitation.

explosion Of gas took place last even
ing in No. shaft, Vancouver Coal
company mine, in which there were
upwards of one hundred and fifty
miners at the time. The first intima-
ton that those on the surface had of
the explosion was terrific shock, fol-
lowed by an outburst of thick black
smoke through the air shaft. The
first explosion was quickly followed by
a second one stronger than the
first, carrying pieces of wood,
miners lamps, ETC., hundreds of feet
into the air. In n lew minutes flames
commenced TO issue through the air
shaft with loud roaring noise. In a
short time the fan house caught fire
and was quickly consumed. In the
meantime nine white men and four
Chinese were brought up through No.
l shaft X. Gibson, foreman of the
mine miraculously escaped from the
lower slope by following the air course
and keeping his way to the stables,
where he was met by rescuing party.
Rescuing parties continued to attempt
to reach the entombed men but were
able to rescue only fifteen up to this
hour. They were overcome with after
damp aud had to be rescued by others
of those noble rescuers. Saml Hud-
son succumbed to the effects of after
damp. Scenes around the shaft head
are most heart rendering. Friends of
those imprisoned below are looking
for the missing. At this hour, p. M,
but little hopes are entertained for
the safety of the imprisoned men.
The fire is still raging, but it is thought
that it will soon be gotten under con-
troll. A rescuing party will again at
tempt to go below.
PORTLAND, May ALI this day
gangs of men have been engaged in
strenuous effort to subdue the flames
in the No. / shaft OF the Vancouver
Coal company. At o'clock p. M, it
was thought they had the fire under
control. The Merryweather steam fire
engine is doing good work pumping
water from the harbor down the shaft,
the hand fire engine having gone
down into the mine where it is fight
ing fire from the level. IL is impossi-
BILE to make an attempt to get at
the imprisoned men till
the fire is subdued for
by doing 80 it would
drive the gas into the fire and cause
second explosion. There is but little
hope OF saving the men alive, but an
effort will be made at the first posi-
BILE moment to reach the imprisoned
miners. Over half the dead, injured
and imprisoned men leave wives and
families to mourn their untimely end.
Below are the names of the killed and
injured and those now in the Inflated
mine: The dead are VIM. Davis, Jno.
Linn, John Smith, VIM. Carver, Fred
erick Mattson. Sam1 Hudson, who
formed one of the rescuing parties
died from the effects OF the after
damp. Seven Cinnamon were brought
up dead. The injured are Geo Davis,
Jno Jones, j Stove, Sr, Jno Lynch and
Jules Michael. Richard Gibson. the
overman of the mine, miraculously es-
capped with few cuts about the face.
The following is the list Of those now
imprisoned in the mine as near correct
as can be obtained at present: No. !
level-Geo Bowdon and Geo Simmons.
Il Martin, David Ellis and his son Ar
thur benjamin Poppbemble, John
ihouiiSs JObepu WdtsOil, Iu JDHnb,
D Morgan, Ed wilkins, Ed Benton,
w O'Bank, JAS Campbell, Jno NAL
colin, Robt Burlington, J McGaffie,
Robt Fallon, Jas Milton, VIM Bone,
VIM Gilbert, JAS Richards, J Forest,
Joseph Thompson, Michael Lyons,
Andrew Hunter, Jno Meaken, Sr.
Andrew MUIR, w Campbell, ] J Smith.
New slope--Danl Dawson, II Burns,
Thos Perry, Robt Nicholson, Jno
Athan Blundell, Geo Briggs, Geo
Dawson Hughes, Chas Drake, @
Willis, VIM Hogue, James Lyons,
Jno Thompson, A Sruley, VIM Morris,
VIM Hay, Jno Miles, Alex Mcdonald,
William Scales, Frank Gully,
William Stephenson, A Meaken,
and J. German. No. 5level, old slope
NJ. Corceron, Malcolm Mclean, Peter
Bucca and Joseph Tellordo, VStalians,)